Anwar Hossain Manju
| Anwar Hossain Manju | |
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| Minister of Environment and Forest of People's Republic of Bangladesh | |
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Assumed office 12 January 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Minister of Road Transport and Bridges of People's Republic of Bangladesh | |
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In office 23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Abdul Motin Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Nazmul Huda |
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In office 27 March 1988 – 6 December 1990 |
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| President | Hossain Mohammad Ershad |
| Preceded by | M.Motiur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Mr Oli Ahmad |
| Minister of Energy and Mineral Resource of People's Republic of Bangladesh | |
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In office 1985–1988 |
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| President | Hossain Mohammad Ershad |
| Member of the Jatiyo Sangshad from Pirojpur – 2 | |
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Assumed office 5 January 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Shah Alam |
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In office 12 June 1996 – 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Nurul Islam Manjur |
| Succeeded by | Tasmima Hasan |
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In office 7 May 1986 – 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Muhammad Monirul Islam Monir |
| Succeeded by | Nurul Islam Manjur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1946 Pirojpur District |
| Political party | Jatiya Party (JP-Manju) |
| Alma mater |
Georgetown University University of Dhaka |
Anwar Hossain Manju is a Bangladeshi politician who is a member of Jatiyo Sangshad representing Pirojpur-2 parliamentary constituency and the current Minister of Environment and Forest. He previously served two terms as then Minister of Communications as Communications Transport (current Ministry of Road Transport & Bridges) and one term as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resource.
He represents Pirojpur-2 parliamentary constituency which consists of Kawkhali, Bhandaria and Zianagar upazilas. He was elected Member of Jatiyo Sangshad six times in 1986, 1988, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2014 from this constituency.
Anwar Hossain Manju was born on 1 January 1946 in what is now the Pirojpur District of Bangladesh. Hossain is a graduate of the University of Dhaka where he completed his Honors in Geography with Physics & Mathematics. He pursued further studies in International Relations at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
He was the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resource of Bangladesh from 1985 to 1988 under Hossain Mohammad Ershad. As Energy Minister, Hossain's achievements include the augmentation of energy generation from 700 to 2,500 megawatts, and the launching of the major public works project of the Jamuna Bridge. Hossain then served as Minister of Communications (1988–1990) for Ershad's government.
Hossain was a vocal opponent of Ershad's introduction of religious references to the Constitution of Bangladesh. He objected to the declaration of Islam as the state religion of Bangladesh and warned that such an assault on secularism constitutes a slippery slope that would erode Bangladesh's successes as a progressive society. From 1996 to 2001, Hossain served as Minister of Communications (1996–2001) in Sheikh Hasina's government. Hossain negotiated Jatiya Party's extension of support to Sheikh Hasina's party, the Awami League, to form a national government. Hossain is Chairman of Jatiya Party (JP-Manju). Hossain led the faction of the Jatiya Party that rejected the 1994 decision of the Party leader Ershad to align the Party with Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh National Party (BNP). He was a Presidium Member of Jatiya Party (1986–1994).
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